How to cover wood walls in an old house?

Question

The house was built in 1840 and the rooms have 14 foot ceilings. The walls were previously covered with muslin cloth with wall paper pasted to the muslin.

Answer 1

Why not put linseed oil on the wood and live with it? You can stain it a nice color if you like.

Answer 2

Why not have the muslin cloth reconditioned? If you don't want to do that, try striping it and wallpaper it or plaster it. You might be able to plaster over the muslin. Drywall is always an option, but I would save that for last choice. It is unclear to me if you want to do it yourself or have someone else do it. This is something to consider when deciding what you want to do. Did you know that drywall is very heavy?

Answer 3

I have not seen wood walls in a house..sounds really interesting. I would consider climate as well. If you need insulation etc. Are the wood walls like a log cabin home or flat boards. Perhaps some more details would be helpful.

Answer 4

I would leave the muslin, that sounds priceless! I f you really just want to revamp the old place, try bobvilla.com. Lots of good stuff there, including interactive programs that will show you how different things will look. Good luck, sounds like alot of fun!

Answer 5

you could always opt to use 1/4 inch sheet rock,its a bit expensive but will help insulation factors,upgrade of house,and modernization.not to mention about a dozen other aspects.plus its easy to remove,paintable,and wallpapaer friendly

Answer 6

i'd get them professionally stripped/stained, they must be beautiful! you could paint them or use fabric as wallpaper, but i w ouldn't put wallpaper back up. any air bubbles could cause rot in the wood.